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459 Consider Adoption of Negative Declaration Mayor Mercer declared the public hearing open on this item, and continued it to the meeting of December 20, 1988, 7:30 p.m., in the Pleasanton Council Chambers, at the request of the applicant. item 9d GP-88-4, Application of Jeanette Westbrook to amend the Land Use Element designation of the General from Low Density Residential to Medium Densit~ Residential for an approximately 14 acre site located on the north side of Old Dublin Canyon Road generally in the area approximately 5,000 feet west of the intersection of Foothill Road and Old Dublin Canyon Road Consider Adoption of Negative Declaration Mr. Swift presented his report {SR 88:279) dated June 21, 1988, regarding this matter. Mayor Mercer declared the public hearing open on the application and the negative declaration. Ms. Jeanette Westbrook, owner of the parcel, stated she and her family moved to this area in 1965; in 1974 they purchased this fourteen acre parcel for investment. Almost two years ago she made application to start the C} development process on the property, but John Ferreri requested that she wait C]O until his development had been considered, which she did. Now after nearly C'f} fourteen years it is her turn; the Lusk Company has spent over a year working ~ on plans for the parcel, which is close to the shopping center, 1-580 and 1- 680, is ideal for affordable housing, and fits in well with the Dublin Canyon ~ corridor. Mr. John Zelhofer, representing the Lusk Company, stated the development would be like the Muirwood homes they built, under the name of Broadmoor. The only change is to medium density and he is requesting this amendment based on timing and a chance to get in line for the planning process. He stated that low density adjacent to high density seems inappropriate; medium density will be more compatible. He presented a conceptual plan for the proposed town- houses. He advised that traffic is the main issue; he had a traffic study done by TJKM which reveals that at the present time traffic levels would be unacceptable, however when the completion of the Stoneridge Drive improvements the traffic level would be at los D, which is acceptable. If traffic is the main issue he would be agreeable to a condition to state that the project could not be started until completion of the Stoneridge Drive interchange. Mayor Mercer asked how much grading would be required for this project. Mr. Lusk advised it would not be extension; the open space would remain as it is now. Mayor Mercer asked if they planned to build a soundwall for noise abatement. Mr. Lusk stated they have planned for a soundwall. No one in the audience spoke in opposition to this item. There being no further testimony, Mayor Mercer declared the public hearing closed on the application and the negative declaration. After discussion, it was moved by Councilmember Brandes, and seconded by Councilmember Butler, that Resolution No. 88~290, denial of GP-88-4, applica- tion of Jeanette Westbrook to amend the Land Use Element designation of the General Plan from Low Density Residential to Medium Density Residential for an 11 - 6-21-88